Indian Bowlers with Most Wicket Against England in Test

Indian Bowlers with Most Wicket Against England in Test

In the longest format of the match, the rivalries between India and England are one of the greatest to watch. India and England teams both got amazing cricketers who will make every match of the series thrilling for spectators. In terms of fielding, batting, and Bowling both sides are balanced and currently, they are one of the best teams in the format. Especially the Bowlers, Every single delivery by them is hard-to-hit and makes spectators more and more excited. Even though the hosting team used to have the advantage of knowing the condition at their place, this advantage is no more of any use for these teams. These bowlers can take the wicket of a batsman in every condition. Therefore Let’s glance at the Indian bowlers with the most wickets taken against England in Test.

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar is part of the top echelon of leg spinners of his era. He has bagged 95 wickets in 23 matches that are the most wickets for India in Test matches against England.  The Mind-blowing thing about his bowling against English batsmen is that he has taken 42 wickets in just 5 matches against England. His average when bowling against England cricketers was 27.27 while his best figure was 8/79. His right arm was withered at a very young age due to Polio and still, not only he was part of the Indian team for 16 years, he was one of the best in his time with his sheer dedication.

Anil Kumble

Former Captain of the Indian Cricket team Anil Kumble is the third highest wicket-taker in test matches and the second person to take most wickets against the England Cricket team. Kumble has taken a total of 92 wickets in just 19 matches with an admirable average of 30.59. He used to deliver some unpredictable balls with a little more speed than other spinners of his time. Batsmen when facing this spinners delivery would get confused if the ball would turn but most of the balls would remain Straight. His bowling performance at the Sardar Patel Stadium in 2001, 7 for 155 runs remained the best in his career.

Ravichandran Ashwin

In the list of bowlers who bagged most wickets against the England bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin has grabbed the third Spot. There are 88 wickets taken by him in the 19 matches with an impressive average of 28.59 against the English batsmen. Indian magician Ravichandran Ashwin is regarded as one the greatest in the game in the current era. The best bowling figure of Ravichandran Ashwin was 6/55 in a single inning. he was able to a century against a good English bowling Line up causes of store board  Moeen Ali and Jack leach.

Bishan Singh Bedi 

The left-arm bowler, Bison Singh Bedi has taken the most number of wickets in test matches against England. In just 22 matches Bishan had taken 85 wickets and in the 1970s he was considered one of the best spinners. Leading the Indian team on some occasions Bedi had bagged  266 wickets with an average of 28.71. once Bedi skittles the batting order of the England team by taking 6 wickets in a single inning.

Kapil Dev

The former captain of the Indian team has occupied the fifth position in the ranking of Most wickets for the Indian team against England in test matches. Kapil has grabbed a total of 85 wickets in 27 matches with a bewitching average of 37.34 against the British batman. Not only he was good at bowling against the English cricket team he also amassed a total of 1355 runs when batting against the England bowlers. Completing his career in cricket he gathers a total of 5248 runs in his account while434 wickets.

Indian Bowlers with Most Wicket Against England in Test

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